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| May 9, 2003 | Friday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 6, 1424 |
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Fate of national football league in doldrums
LAHORE, May 8: Slackness on the part of top Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) officials has put the proposed soccer national league in doldrums despite huge funds available.... 
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Inter dig deep to deny derby rivals
 MILAN (Italy), May 8: Inter Milan survived a second-half onslaught to escape with a 0-0 draw against local rivals AC Milan in the first leg of their European Champions League semifinal...
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PTF recalls axed duo for camp
ISLAMABAD, May 8: The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) which had axed leading players Asim Shafik and Nomi Qamar, has now taken a U-turn by recalling them for next month’s Davis Cup...
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National Cadet meet from today
KARACHI, May 8: The inaugural National Cadet Boxing Championship will be launched at Ali Muhammad Qambrani Boxing Stadium Kakri Ground from Friday....
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Australia soccer chief quits
SYDNEY, May 8: Australia’s top soccer official Remo Nogarotto resigned on Thursday as division continued over plans for sweeping reforms in the game’s administration....
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Arsenal rout Saints in Cup final rehearsal
LONDON, May 8: Robert Pires and Jermaine Pennant fired hat tricks to help Arsenal demolish Southampton 6-1 on Wednesday in a dress rehearsal for next week’s FA Cup final....
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YTC stun SMC
KARACHI, May 8: Young Tuglaq Club (YTC) stunned favorites Sindh Muslim Club (SMC) Gizri to storm in the semifinal of City Zone-IV South football championship on Wednesday....
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Dixon masters spiteful Belfry course
SUTTON COLDFIELD (England), May 8: Journeyman David Dixon mastered a spiteful Belfry course on Thursday to take an early three-stroke lead in the Benson and Hedges International Open first round....
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Aussies one win away from historic sweep
ST JOHN’S (Antigua), May 8: Australia have dominated the West Indies, but skipper Steve Waugh wants no easing the foot off the pedal in the pursuit of a historic Caribbean series...
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Clijsters, Henin, Capriati advance - Dokic crashes: Moya another casualty
 BERLIN, May 8: Top seed Kim Clijsters of Belgium battled her way through to the quarterfinals of the German Open with a 7-5 6-3 win over Colombia’s Fabiola Zuluaga on Thursday....
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World Cup heroics were no fluke: Symonds
BRISBANE, May 8: Andrew Symonds says he wants to show the cricket world that his World Cup heroics which helped Australia to victory in South Africa in March were no fluke....
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Idrees hammers hurricane century
ISLAMABAD, May 8: Muhammad Idrees struck an incredible 170 for OGDC on Thursday in a 71-run defeat of Hasan Memorial in the ICA-PTV League Cricket Championship....
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KCCA to groom left-arm spinners
KARACHI, May 8: Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) is launching a plan to prepare, train and groom promising young left-arm spinners....
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Bilateral cricket ties to resume soon: BCCI
NEW DELHI, India, May 8: The Indian government is likely to allow the resumption of bilateral cricket matches against Pakistan within a week, an Indian cricket board member said Thursday....
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Botham urges Hussain to quit
LONDON, May 8: Former England great Ian Botham has called for Michael Vaughan to replace Nasser Hussain as Test cricket captain with immediate effect....
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Army crush Navy to retain national title
LAHORE, May 8: The defending champion Army defeated Navy 118-75 to retain the title in the national basketball championship which super league stage has entered in the last phase at the...
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Atapattu promises more flexible approach
DAMBULLA (Sri Lanka), May 8: Marvan Atapattu has promised an innovative approach during his tenure as Sri Lanka’s one-day captain, starting against Pakistan on Saturday....
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West Indies’ squad for one-dayers
ST JOHN’S, May 8: The West Indies Cricket Board on Wednesday announced a 15 man squad for the One-day International series against Australia which begins on...
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LHC suspends order
ISLAMABAD, May 8: The Lahore High Court has suspended the order whereby former Judge of the LHC Justice (Retd.) Amir Alam was appointed Arbitrator regarding the election matters of the Islamabad...
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Railways in semifinal
ISLAMABAD, May 8: Railways Rawalpindi advanced to the semifinals of the Chairman CDA Hockey Championship on Thursday with a 3-2 victory over 501 Workshop at the Aabpara Ground....
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Waugh wants to carry on
ST JOHN’S, May 8: Australia captain Steve Waugh, who has been peppered by retirement talk during the series against the West Indies, believes he still has several years left in him...
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Nazir’s grabs late equaliser
BANNU, May 8: Mohammad Nazir’s late equaliser helped Sindh Reds hold Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) 1-1 in the 45th national football championship here on Thursday....
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